The Northeastern Bobcats will square off against the Spring Grove Rockets at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Northeastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Spring Grove will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Northeastern extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. Everything went the Bobcats' way against William Penn as they made off with a 17-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bobcats considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Conner Rippo
| 04/29/25 vs William Penn | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Central Dauphin East | 2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Central York | 2 |
| 04/09/25 @ Spring Grove | 1 |
| 03/24/25 vs Dallastown | 1 |
Conner Rippo was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Wilson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
Northeastern always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .706. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Spring Grove scored first but ultimately less than Dallastown in their contest on Monday. They lost 7-1 to the Wildcats. That's two games in a row now that the Rockets have lost by exactly six runs.
Spring Grove saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan McMaster, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base.
Northeastern's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Spring Grove, they now have a losing record of 7-8-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northeastern has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Spring Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Northeastern took their win against Spring Grove in their previous matchup on April 9th by a conclusive 10-2 score. Will the Bobcats repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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